MEMBERS OF FIRM
Carleton R. Hoy (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa, December 12, 1928; admitted to bar, 1956, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S. in Bus. Adm., 1950; J.D., 1956). Phi Delta Phi. Listed, Best Lawyers in America (25 Years). Member, University of South Dakota Board of Law Review, 1955-1956. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge, District of South Dakota, 1956-1957. Special Assistant to U.S. Attorney, 1973-1974. Member: Minnehaha County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of South Dakota (President, 1979-1980); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1968-1969; Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007); American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: International Society of Barristers (President, 1988-1989); American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Property Damage.Email: Carleton R. Hoy
Scott G. Hoy (Member) born Cherokee, Iowa, July 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, South Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Member: Minnehaha County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents; Construction Accidents; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Commercial Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith; Medical Malpractice.
Bram Weidenaar (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, South Dakota; 1996, Iowa; U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1991); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1994). Member: Second Judicial Circuit and Iowa State Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Insurance Bad Faith.
James L. Hoy (Member) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, February 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, South Dakota; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi (Secretary, 1985-1986). Member, Mortar Board. Senior Comments Editor, South Dakota Law Review, 1985-1986. Author: Note, "Mental Disorders and Suicide as Compensable Injuries Under Worker's Compensation: Will South Dakota Follow the Trend?" 30 South Dakota Law Review 636, 1985; Comment, "Warranty Disclaimers, Limitations of Liability and Evidence of Defectiveness in Cases Involving Agricultural Products: Has the South Dakota Supreme Court Gone Too Far?" 31 South Dakota Law Review 627, 1986. Law Clerk for the Honorable Peter T. Fay, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Miami, Florida, 1986-1987. Member: State Bar of South Dakota; American Bar Association; South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation.Email: James L. Hoy
ASSOCIATE
Paul T. Barnett (Associate) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, August 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, South Dakota. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., History, 1979; J.D., 1983). Formerly with Siegel, Barnett & Schutz. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Workers Compensation.Email: Paul T. Barnett